Ferreira G C
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Sep 25;214(3):875-8. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.2368.
Ferrochelatase, the terminal enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway, binds an iron-responsive element (IRE) present in the 5'untranslated region of the mRNA for erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase, the first enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway. This IRE-binding activity of ferrochelatase may play a critical role in the regulation of heme biosynthesis in differentiating erythrocytes.
亚铁螯合酶是血红素生物合成途径的末端酶,它与红系5-氨基酮戊酸合酶(血红素生物合成途径的第一个酶)mRNA的5'非翻译区中存在的铁反应元件(IRE)结合。亚铁螯合酶的这种IRE结合活性可能在分化中的红细胞血红素生物合成调节中起关键作用。